Xiaomi has launched its next generation of Mi Band, named Mi Band 4, today in the Chinese market. The Band 4 comes in two different variants, the standard variant, which is without NFC, is priced at 169 Yuan, while the other variant with NFC support for mobile payments, one has to shell out Yuan 229. The Band 4has five colours option graphite black, thermal orange, deep blue, burgundy, and lotus powder. The pre-booking starts from tonight and sale will kickstart fromJune 14th,10 am onwards.
In addition to the two variants, there is also alimited edition of the band, called Xiaomi Mi Band 4 Avengers Edition, with a custom dial, wristband and theme, priced at 349 yuan.
It has a 0.95-inch colour AMOLED Display with a resolution of 240×120 pixels and display cover is upgraded to 2.5D scratch-resistant glass panel. The screen can show up to 45 Chinese characters. It comes powered by a bigger 135 mAh battery in comparison to its predecessor bands. The company claims that the battery of standard version lasts about 20 days, while the NFC version lasts about 15 days. The band supports Xiao AI, the personal assistant and comes with the support to Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity as well.
The Mi Band 4 has a built-in 6-axis high-precision sensor and supports various features like the band is water resistant to 5 atmospheres, or about 80 PSI, supports swimming, outdoor running, indoor running, walking, exercising, riding six sports modes.
It also features heart rate warning function like Band 3. It vibrates to remind the user when the heart rate is too high and also supports sedentary reminders. Further, the band supports 77 full-colour dial themes and users can slide to the left to make payments. Moreover, users can lift the wrist to start the music, record the movement or even setting the schedule and by raising the wrist, users can scan the code to pay.